Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-10-01
LOCAL BREvITfEs.

! The river is down to six feet ten inches
! The overland arrived in two sections las
evening.
! The last picnic of the season will he giver
at Richmond Grove tomorrow.
Two carloads of silk from San Francisco
went East on the overland yesterday.
Hugo Sprock, who was stabbed by John
| Carrick on Wednesday last, continues to
| improve.
Quite a large quantity of hops were
shipped from this city during the past week
to Philadelphia.
Six carloads of fruit, shipped by the New
castle Fruit Company and Porter Bros,
went East last night.
Abbott & Philips, OF Suffer county. shipped
to Chicago yesterday, $4,000 pounds OF
dried peaches, the product of their orchard.
The buildings on l street, between Third
and Fourth which were recently DESTROY ed
by fire, are being rebuilt by the owners of
the property.
Rev. w. C. Merrill delivers lecture in
the Congregational Church tomorrow
evening. Subject, 1.-TWO choices and what
came OF them"
1t is understood that the property own
ers on the south side of NJ street. between
Seventh and Eighth, intend soon 10 con-
struct artiticial-stone sidewalks.
A new manhole is being constructed On
Seventh street, between L and NJ, 10 take
the place of the one filed in by the gas
company at Seventh and NJ streets.
The case of Fannie X. Cross VS.. Con-
necticut Mutual Life Insurance Company.
was yesterday argued and submitted before
Judge Van Fleet, who took the matter I'M
der advisement
George Wilson, who recently burglarized
q room in the Colusa lodging-house.
pleaded guilty yesterday in the Superior
Court, and was sentenced to two years con-
hnement in the prison at Folsom.
q. A. Moore, charged with setting fire to
railroad bridge near Arno, will have his
examination before Justice Post on Thurs
day next. He was admitted to bail in the
sum OF $3.50, which he promptly gave.
The average Signal Service temperature
yesterday was go, being 90 warmer than
the normal for that day. The highest and
lowest temperature was $40 and 500 with
gentle and variable winds and clear
weather.
In coming up yesterday morning the
steamer Apache got aground on the bar at
street and was delayed quite while. In
consequence OF the detention and heavy
down freight she did not get off until six
O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
The magnificent 1900 pound Buffalo
stock scales exhibited at the Pavilion by
W. B. Wiltshire 81 Co., during the State
Fair, and which were awarded the first
premium, have been purchased by BILLY"
Dixon, for use on his big ranch on the Co.
sumnes.
Yesterday afternoon the front axle of
hack broke at Fourth and X streets, and
let the vehicle come down quite suddenly.
A lady who was inside was slightly shaken
up. The carriage was just starting as the
accident occurred, otherwise it might have
resulted seriously.
The Teachers Institute of Yolo county
will convene in the West End Theater on
November Sth and continue to the 18th,
inclusive. County Superintendent George
Banks will preside. The following Com
mittees have been appointed On Intro
duction-C. NJ. Mead, Mrs. w. H. Dexter,
Mary Gaddis and Lenora Smith. On
Music-E. l.. Rugg, T. J. Coin, Emily
GRAM and Miss Marion Rahm. On Reso-
lutions-C. w. Moore, T. j. Philips, Katie
3. Fisher and S. f. Lowe.
Divorce proceedings are about as FREQUENT
in this city as are the issuance of marriage
licenses. The minister joins them together,
but the Courts knock them asunder. Judge
Armstrong yesterday legally separated two
couple, who not long since promised to
love and cherish each other, but who have
since found that the much talked-of mar
rage bliss, to them at least, is delusion
and a snare. Their names are David and
Nellie Flaville and G. H and Constance
Hooker.
Next Monday Surveyor O'Farrell will
begin the survey of Coward & Porter's
street railway in the town of Woodland.
Mr.. Coward has gone to San Francisco to
secure the material, and inside of forty DAYS
cars will be running from the depot to the
Byrns Hotel. By the time the new college
is completed the track will be finished out
College street. As soon as the road is com
pleted down Main street, the buses will
be taken off and the hotel guests carried on
the cars